Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Buddy Knox	Swingin' Daddy	ST (mono)	01:50
Ellen McIlwaine	Wings of a Horse	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:01
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Oscar* McLollie	As Long As You Care at All	So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All	03:42
Exponians	My Peaceful World	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	05:05
Cal* Bostic	Longing for You (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	02:45
Buddy Knox	Rock Around the Clock	ST	01:53
Ellen McIlwaine	Everybody Needs It	Everybody Needs It	03:14
Ursa Major*	Stage Door Queen	ST	05:25
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	And I Love Her	And I Love Her	02:22
Doc Holiday*	Canadian State of Mind	Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind	03:37
Ellen McIlwaine	Wade in the Water	Honky Tonk Angel	04:55
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Bukovynian Dance	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:02
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Street Girl	Love Serenade	03:17
Alpha Centauri	Love is a Curse	ST	06:19
Aarons And Ackley*	Truly	You And I	01:52
Buddy Knox	Long Lonely Nights	ST (mono)	01:42
Albert Jones*	Mother Nature	The Facts of Life	02:48
Albert Jones*	That's the Way You Lost My Love	The Facts of Life	03:56
Jack Holland	Get it Behind You Girl	The Eyes of a Dreamer	01:37
Ellen McIlwaine	Can't Find My Way Home	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:39
Ellen McIlwaine	Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die)	We the People	02:25
Ellen McIlwaine	Love and Devotion	Ellen McIlwaine	03:51
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	Three Quarter Promenade	Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth	03:09
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Honky Tonk Woman	Love Serenade	03:30
Ellen McIlwaine	Can't Find My Way Home	Honky Tonk Angel	03:39
Ellen McIlwaine	The Last Good Man in My Life	Ellen McIlwaine	03:25
David Amram	Old Man and the Children	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:48
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Lady's Dream	And I Love Her	01:51
David Amram	Song for Kenya	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:16
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Boots	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	03:36
Albert Jones*	Hussle Disco	The Facts of Life	02:52
Ellen McIlwaine	I Don't Want to Play	We the People	03:20
Albert Jones*	You Stole My Love	The Facts of Life	03:25
Matt Lucas*	Massage Parlour Blues	Matt Gets Blue	03:53
Nelson* Riddle	Government House	British Columbia Suite	02:32
Charmaines*	The One For Me	(You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)	02:15
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The March Of The Dead	War War War	06:27
Aarons And Ackley*	Willie Boy	ST	03:02
Ellen McIlwaine	Lazarus	Fear Itself	05:46
Jack Holland	I'll Pick Her Up	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:41
Aarons And Ackley*	Could Have Had Anything	You And I	02:19
Buddy Knox	Hula Love	ST (mono)	02:20
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Zambonis*	Haunted Hockey Rink	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:09
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Sidewinders	A Voyage	Flatfoot Hustlin'	01:06
Ellen McIlwaine	Jimmy Jean	We the People	02:56
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Hopak	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:13
Ellen McIlwaine	Mossy Dream	Fear Itself	02:49
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Matt Lucas*	The Nuthouse	Matt Gets Blue	02:30
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Green Rye	Ukrainian Pops	03:09
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Polissian Polka 'Mazury'	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:10
Zambonis*	Leave Your Stink at the Rink	To Bleed Black and Gold	00:44
Ellen McIlwaine	You May be All I Need	Ellen McIlwaine	04:04
Jonathan Edwards	Weapon of Prayer	Sailboat	03:27
Jack Holland	Roasalie	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:01
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Cal* Bostic	Let Me Love You	Introducing...	03:03
Ellen McIlwaine	Losing You	Honky Tonk Angel	02:22
Happy Dolls	Drum Solo	Show Album No. 1	05:14
Cal* Bostic	Somewhere My Love	Introducing...	02:35
Cal* Bostic	The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:08
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Oscar* McLollie	Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie)	ST	06:47
Dils*	Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge)	Made In Canada	02:37
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	07:36
Tony McManus	Donal Og - The Lea Rig	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	03:03
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	King of the Cops	I'm a Song	03:06
Jonathan Edwards	Evangelina	Sailboat	03:45
Ursa Major*	Liberty and Justice	ST	05:52
Happy Dolls	Sweet Gypsy Rose	Show Album No. 1	02:32
Ellen McIlwaine	Born Under a Bad Sign	Fear Itself	03:33
Joe* Glazer	Solidarity Forever	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:02
Loni Gamble	Could it be Love	ST	07:05
Jack Holland	The Eyes of a Dreamer	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:24
Buddy Knox	Somebody Touched Me	ST (mono)	02:16
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Reapers Harvest	Ukrainian Pops	03:04
Ellen McIlwaine	Danger Zone	Everybody Needs It	04:18
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна	Ukrainian Pops	03:02
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
Sidewinders	Can't You Feel the Fire	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:55
David Amram	Alfred the Hog	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:19
Country Mcdonald Joe*	Jean Desprez	War War War	09:50
Oscar* McLollie	Like to Live the Love	ST	03:23
Ellen McIlwaine	Isn't That So	Ellen McIlwaine	03:55
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm a Song (Reprise)	I'm a Song	01:13
Cal* Bostic	That's All	Introducing...	02:31
Ellen McIlwaine	For Suki	Fear Itself	02:47
Buddy Knox	Devil Woman	ST	02:07
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Am I Blue	And I Love Her	04:25
Albert Jones*	You Just Can't Turn Me Loose	The Facts of Life	02:59
Aarons And Ackley*	Bonnie Blue	You And I	02:20
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко	Ukrainian Pops	03:34
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Just a Few Words	I'm a Song	03:10
Jonathan Edwards	Blow On Chilly Wind	Sailboat	03:17

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Ursa Major* - ST

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Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

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Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

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Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

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Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

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Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

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Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

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Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

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Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

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Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

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Aarons And Ackley* - ST

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Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

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Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

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Oscar* McLollie - ST

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Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

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Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

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Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

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Loni Gamble - ST

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

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Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

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Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

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Dils* - Made In Canada

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Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

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